Harald Herrmann Killed, Vincent Qualls Arrested in Bicycle Accident on Highway 1 [San Mateo County, CA]

Bicyclist Harald Herrmann Dies after Struck by Distracted Driver Vincent Qualls in San Mateo County Accident

 
SAN MATEO COUNTY, CA (October 10, 2022) – Harald Herrmann was killed in a bicycle accident on Highway 1 in San Mateo County on Wednesday morning, September 28.
 
Around 11:35 a.m., 43-year-old Vincent Qualls of Oakland was driving a box truck when he crossed the double-yellow lines from the southbound lane of the highway toward the northbound side and struck the victim who was riding his bicycle.
 
After striking Herrman, Qualls continued across the northbound lanes and struck a tree, suffering a broken leg.
 
Herrmann, a 55-year-old Moss Beach resident, suffered fatal injuries and died at the scene.
 
Qualls told officers that he was exhausted and distracted by a puppy inside his vehicle. He was later arrested.
 
Qualls has a previous conviction for robbery in 2019, prosecutors said, indicating that if convicted, the case would count as a second strike for Qualls under the state’s Three Strikes law.
 
The California Highway Patrol is still investigating the fatality.

We express our sincere condolences to the grieving loved ones of Harald Herrmann.

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